What is the DUMBEST thing you've SEEN somone do with a console?
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buy an xbox 360 solely for fps games, that the pc has aswell, and they have an up-to-date gaming pc.
This guy is a pretentious asshole who doesn't understand the most important thing about language...InterAirplay said:
It changes.
For fucks sake, it's not like the queens English hasn't been butchered similarly for 400+ years.
My little brother slammed the PS1 disk lid on a disk he was putting in because someone came into the room. Then, a few years later, my sister told him to wreck my save on Tonys Hawks Pro Skater 4 while I was doing the dishes. He got a toy car and smashed the disk. I still dont trust him with my things
No, he's damn funny. And he's right that "I could care less" makes absolutely no sense. That said, I didn't even realise Americans used it, and can't see why.TomLikesGuitar said:
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Played Homeworld yet? I mean, it's not popular (due to everyone forgetting about it by now), you should like it...WOPR said:
The are many [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAhIqX6lSCs] documented [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn9-9w_PkXY] cases [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OgYqkDK_aA] of people breaking things with WiiMotes (and PS Move-related copycats are inevitable).
But now, there's a report of someone breaking their TV with a Kinect [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/the-first-moron-to-break-his-tv-with-kinect/]... How the hell does that happen?
But now, there's a report of someone breaking their TV with a Kinect [http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/11/the-first-moron-to-break-his-tv-with-kinect/]... How the hell does that happen?
What colour is the sky in your world?megamanenm said:
Words and grammar evolve, but saying you "COULD" care less means you are capable of caring less, which is fine if that is the thing you wish to express, but you are expressing an incredibly high variable. You could care a little less or a lot less. The phrasing leaves the variable of your care factor at a very high range and you are relying on context for the person you are speaking to to derive the meaning behind your words. It's sloppy use of language, and poor grammar.
If you mean to express that your care factor is NIL, then you must indicate that you "could not care less". No amount of grammatical evolution will change this. The claim that it can is still laughable.
You mean that language isn't specific? I don't know about you but it's always been like this. Just like idioms make no sense when you take them literally you're supposed to understand the intended meaning behind them.Kermi said:
There's a difference between idioms that don't make sense when taken literally because they are metaphorical or use odd similies, and turns of phrase don't make sense because of poor grammar.megamanenm said:
Please give me an example of an idiom you think doesn't make sense - it's probably still grammatically correct.
The fact of the matter is saying I could care means that you care, and COULD care less, if you chose to. Just because a large number of people have come to understand the meaning, doesn't make it grammatically correct. It never will be grammatically correct. Arguing that it is, is tantamount to arguing that 1 + 1 equals anything other than 2.
[sarcasm]Oh shit nvm, you're 100% right... actually, every single phrase in the queens English makes perfect sense when compared to its' Anglo Saxon original dialect.[/sarcasm]Kermi said:
Oh wait, no... sorry, I just remembered there's actually hundreds of butchered idioms dating back to Shakespeare that have either become a part of every day speech or have literally changed the language itself... And I'm not hiding behind shit.
InterAirplay said:
This has nothing to do with a sense of humor. It has to do with people listening to this guy banter on as if Britain speaks a language completely free of nonsensical colloquialisms, and then thinking that Americans are stupid as a result. Trust me, as someone who has been around the world, I can safely say that there is a large amount of stupid British people and there is a large amount of stupid Americans. Neither country is ACTUALLY smarter.OhJohnNo said:
Also, OhJohnNo, despite what Mr. British Rant has to say, "Could care less" is a worldwide conversational blunder amongst those who speak English, and honestly, it's one of the least important ones to exist ever.
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What?Kermi said:
"I could care less." is a 100% percent grammatically correct statement. You're confusing grammar with comprehensibility. Let's go back to grade school here.
Grammar is a bunch of rules that are followed to make our sentences understandable.
This turn of phrase makes sense because a small contraction was lost (probably due to overuse). There are literally THOUSANDS of common turns of phrase that we use every single day that developed for the exact same reason.
Here's an example of a phrase that is acceptable to use by both Brits and Americans alike that is 100% grammatically incorrect.
"I'm going to try and make a sandwich."
Unless you are stating that you are "going to try", then subsequently telling someone to make a sandwich, this sentence is grammatically incorrect. What it should say is "I'm going to try to make a sandwich." but it is such a moot point to correct that 90% of the rational people in the world don't give a flying fuck.
when the PS3 silver was being shown off by sony the comments were that it looked like a george foreman grill. it died down when they turned it black, but this one guy from australia didnt forget.
he bought a p3 on release day, took all the bits out, put a small hotplate into it and turned it into an actual grill, cooked some steaks, and ate them.
then he put all the innards back into it, powered it up, and it worked fine.
i dont know whats better, his imagination or japanese engineering XD
he bought a p3 on release day, took all the bits out, put a small hotplate into it and turned it into an actual grill, cooked some steaks, and ate them.
then he put all the innards back into it, powered it up, and it worked fine.
i dont know whats better, his imagination or japanese engineering XD
A friend was too cheap to get wireless controllers so while we are all playing Castle Crashers he payed the price. One friend had to immediately leave to use restroom and tripped over the four wires coming form the xbox. He ended bringing down the xbox and the TV. The TV was fine but the damage to the xbox wasnt seen till weeks later when he started getting red rings